Global Patent Index - EP 3311204 A4

EP 3311204 A4 20190313 - DETECTION OF PIPELINE EXPOSURE IN WATER CROSSINGS

Title (en)

DETECTION OF PIPELINE EXPOSURE IN WATER CROSSINGS

Title (de)

ERKENNUNG EINER ROHRLEITUNGSEXPOSITION IN WASSERQUERUNGEN

Title (fr)

DÉTECTION D'EXPOSITION DE PIPELINES DANS LES FRANCHISSEMENTS DE NAPPES ET DE COURS D'EAU

Publication

EP 3311204 A4 20190313 (EN)

Application

EP 16810688 A 20160617

Priority

  • US 201562181541 P 20150618
  • CA 2016050717 W 20160617

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016201584A1] The present invention relates to a method and system of an arrangement of sensors that can be used to detect changes in burial conditions of a pipeline buried under a body of water. The method comprising : obtaining a first temperature of a fluid at a first location; obtaining a second temperature of the fluid at a second location upstream and proximal to the crossing of the body of water; obtaining a third temperature of the fluid at a third location downstream from the crossing of the body of water; generating an estimate of the temperature of the fluid at the third location by establishing the rate of change of temperature of the fluid using the obtained first and second temperature and the distance between the first and second sensors; and identifying pipe exposure when there is a deviation between the estimated temperature and the obtained third temperature.

IPC 8 full level

G01V 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F17D 5/06 (2013.01 - EP US); G01F 1/86 (2013.01 - US); G01V 9/005 (2013.01 - EP US); F17D 1/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016201584 A1 20161222; CA 2986127 A1 20161222; CA 2986127 C 20201208; EP 3311204 A1 20180425; EP 3311204 A4 20190313; US 10781978 B2 20200922; US 2018156392 A1 20180607

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2016050717 W 20160617; CA 2986127 A 20160617; EP 16810688 A 20160617; US 201615735455 A 20160617